Did you get placed on a ventilator? I know folks recover even after the ventilator, but that seems to be the kiss of death. I don’t know the survival rates once placed on one.
No. I was on high volume oxygen at 100%, maximum flow. Next step would have been the ventilator. I was on the high-volume at max for more than a week, with no improvement. The doctors were encouraged.
Getting placed on a ventilator is bad. But being stable for a prolonged period is hopeful. The virus typically clears in a couple of weeks, and then it’s a matter of the body dealing with the aftermath. At least in my case.
By the way: the survival rate I heard in the hospital was about 50%.